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Add option to take a break in break reminder #4068

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L0Lock opened this issue Mar 2, 2025 · 2 comments
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Add option to take a break in break reminder #4068

L0Lock opened this issue Mar 2, 2025 · 2 comments

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L0Lock commented Mar 2, 2025

Problem Statement

I'm frustrated with how the break reminder lacks an option to actually take a break:

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I can only say I already did take one or snooze it for a while.

❔ Possible Solution

How about this:

  1. Add a "take a break" option in that dialogue:

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    It could also be accessible in the top bar near the task start/pause button.

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  2. When hit, starts a timer, which can be set in the break reminder settings.

  3. While break timer running, cease all tasks counters, reminders and whatnot. Just be on break for the time being

  4. Once the timer is done, let the user know it's time to get back to work.

  5. Once the user stops the break, reset the "time without break" timer to zero:
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Bonus suggestions:

During the break, show a graphical live "elapsed" vs "remaining" break time counter on top of the whole GUI. Visually, it could be either a simple progress bar like we already have on running tasks, but personally I'd prefer the round progress bar like we have to set estimated/elapsed time:

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Optionally, when estimated breaktime is reached, send (audio) notifications (in case I'm sipping my coffee too hard to notice I should go back to work)

Optionally again, when breaktime is over, show the user which tasks they were on before, to provide a quick access to start its counter again (and also because I tend to forget what I was doing before a break). Starting that task counter from there automatically stops the break counter and resets the "time without break" counter too.

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Maybe also have an option to register the break time in the end-of-day summary.

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